Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-31
MISORCAS

The following description ol the new
breed OF pouliry being introduced Into
thl- country IL a extract from an article
by stephen Beaic, the English authority
"Minocras are laying fowls par crc,l.
leAcs. aud In such places where ,hs nrsi
object IL - get sn aoaniaui supply OF
large. wgliniyorcd eggs, then regard u
a. the very best brcci Tor the purpose.
rncse birts are of = good slfi; they b,Ar
confinement vcfy well Indeed, isying al
most a. well la c1uniei placer as when
al liberty. sol their dark p,umtge make,
them look well auywhsre, Ia IOWA or
country. They not only thrive well urisr
these conditions. bat may b. kept on al.
mos, any Kidd of soil. and sre very hsriy
lude,d, both the siult fowl. "a 1 the chick.
ens. Tasy ATE non siitcrs also. Alwsy. =
recommendation wa,re egg prOiuciin1 l.
The l.st c)nsliefsllDa. rhi NiuIfcsts
not large eater, Anl In places wlcrs ~
extensive ran csn 0s giVcn 10 10 f,aai d
be = capital iorlgcg, 80 ih,i nick cln D.
Apt very oAcsply. Al these cOasidrss'
lions point - TIE hf,rl asa vsfy Nuut-
ole Que sJg farm purposes
"rAc general coutOur Of thc MulrcA j.
similar - that " tae Spiaisa, utnfy. a
stately, upright cuisgc; ihe 0Jiy clos
AMI compact. placed on doe, saaPs'y isss
The heAi well dfase back, sud surnoant
"a BY large slogls comb, Win long, pm.
dant NAitlys bvlOw tac ocak, sud ial,
fo1ui prominent breast The Micofes u.
however. somewhat lower on The l,s. sui
Ol a siOuier. sqaaTVr balli than IN tfaf
Spauish. All TIE comb l. uslAly ycfy
mgca larger. H. IL not auccssary Tor me
90 90 iulo tuy Iona statistics a. % ihe
f,cuudlly ~ these Difis Sufl.1 10 - ssy
thai have never yoi MT 10 heard ~ any
one Who has kcy. Minofcas who Was d.s.
appolnicd Ia them. Oi course | 10 not
say that tacy will lAy every DAY. never All,
ari bc,r any sofi of ifo,lmgnI N0iaing
will ID that Evcu wfOaghi irJn ma.
chine needs proper c.fc taken % 10 Bui
the hcEs will Jay a. average ~ 90 - go
eggs per Aanum-lArgc. shaP,ly. well.
Favored sggs--lni SO not ioaDt bat that
even this average might be incrrA'ci
They are tery hardy, sni when treated In
a COmmon.srnsc fashion. and hOusci prop
erly. .hey arc rcmnk,oly free from dis
ease.
TEEp TnE cuicE. REGULAR
The one great secret la pogliry rAIslug
IL % keep the chicken, growing steadily
from The time they leave the nest uuili
ih,y come - The block. The one who
bc.i understands this work will realize
the creates, profit Ia the business. The
most concise and practical rules that eau
bc Formulated ftqalfc the sklll aud intelli'
gencc Of the man 10 make them sfeciuA.
There can be no feeding by rule. The
common sense OF the individual must
come 10 the rescae, else al will fail.
While the prlnied rules may tell The truth,
there IL needed somsihlug more than 4
machine % Interpret them. The success
fal crossing OF chicks II an ART % be &C
qairsd. II is the result % careful study
aud observation. sui ofsiimes TIE o1-
seryailon l. worth more than The study.
In the rush of spring work, when 10
seems A. though everything must bv done
in q day, the chickens are apt 10 suffcr.
aud for every meal neglected the owner
must pay the penaliy. The dish OF milk.
The cooked food and the regular hours Tor
fccdlng tell the story Of rapid growth.
The cOops may be 50 arranged TIA, two or
three hundred may DO led In very short
time, bat whether brought together OF
scattered. The time must be given ~ feel
a. regular Intervals Milne Fdrmsr.